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Hi Lilly

how do you know about Singapore

Oh mine

I so much like the food

You know That Singapore fried Mee Hoon

Wow you’re such a foodie

I’ve heard that the infrastructure of Singapore is perfect

YES As a global financial and transportation hub in Southeast Asia

Singapore attaches great importance to the construction and improvement of infrastructure

including land transportation ports airports power

and telecommunications systems

How does Singapore connect with the Belt and Road Initiative

Mainly through the Economic corridor of China and Singapore

It is a transnational land economic belt running through countries

of the Indochina Peninsula

Moreover

it is an important part of the "21st Century Maritime Silk Road"

and an important carrier of economic

and trade cooperation between China and ASEAN countries

Sounds fantastic

I cannot wait to take a look at this amazing country

Hello everyone

Welcome to the Intercultural Business Tour in Singapore

I am Qin Lili from Dalian University of Foreign Languages

Just now you have got to know an overview about Singapore culture

now let’s have an in-depth tour in Singapore business scenarios

Please watch a video clip to find out some interesting facts about Singapore

and make notes about the following questions

Why is Singapore easy to explore

Why did Singapore’s development surprise most people

What have the historic shop houses in Chinatown been transformed into

Which three major ethnic groups can you find in Singapore from this material

What can unite all Singaporeans

Singapore is situated in Southeast Asia

just off the southern tip of Malaysia

One of the smallest and most densely populated countries in the world

Singapore is a breeze to explore

nothing is more than an hour away from the central business district

Built at the crossroads of maritime trading routes

for well over a century Singapore was the jewel in Britain's Empire

When the city became a republic in 1965

few thought a country with so few resources

and of vastly different ethnic groups could succeed

But succeed it has

on an unimaginable scale

Singapore today is one of the Four Asian economic Tigers

a futuristic bridge between East and West

Yet despite blossoming into one of the great global cities

Singapore is a nation that still cherishes its Asian traditions

Once filled with trading houses and opium dens

Chinatown's historic shophouses have been transformed into restaurants

boutique hotels and gift shops.

Pick up a good luck charm in the Pagoda Street Market

or find a few moments of quiet reflection at the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

Across town

little India crams all the colors scents and gods

of the Indian Subcontinent into a just a few city blocks

While nearby in the Malay and Muslim quarter of Kampong Glam

the streets are a treasure trove of handicrafts from the Arabian world

One thing unites all Singaporeans-food-it’s the national obsession

For an authentic Singaporean ‘Makan’ experience

follow the satay smoke to the nearest hawkers center

For more upscale dinning

head to the bright lights of Boat and Clarke Quays

have you find the answers to those questions

let's talk about them together

Why is Singapore easy to explore

Singapore is one of the smallest and most densely populated countries in the world

and nothing is more than an hour away from the central business district

Why did Singapore’s development surprise most people

Because Singapore is a country with so few resources

and of vastly different ethnic groups

few thought it could succeed

What have the historic shop houses in Chinatown been transformed into

Restaurants boutique hotels and gift shops

Which three major ethnic groups can you find in Singapore from this material

Chinese Malays and Indians

What can unite all Singaporeans

Food of course

Now let’s take a look at the Country File of Singapore

Its official name is Republic of Singapore

Its official language is English Mandarin Malay and Tamil

The currency is Singapore dollar

And the capital city is Singapore

Most Singaporeans are bilingual

with English being the national lingua franca

and Malay the national language

However only about 10% of the population speaks Malay

and the most commonly spoken language in the country is English

followed by Mandarin

Singapore is a sovereign island nation in Southeast Asia

Singapore has one of the highest living standards in the world

and is a prosperous modern and clean country

Singapore has a large population

mainly made up of Chinese

Malays and Indians

with no single ethnic identity

Located about one degree (137 km) north of the Equator

Singapore lies at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula

bordered by Indonesia’s Rio Islands to the south

and the Malay Peninsula to the north

Although Singapore’s history dates back thousands of years

modern Singapore was founded in 1819 by Sir Stanford Raffles

as a trading post for the British Empire (ppt-7)

Singapore ranks high on key social indicators

such as education health quality of life

personal safety and housing, with a 90% home ownership rate

Singapore has one of the longest life expectancies in the world

and one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the world

see you nexttime byebye